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Q 1
A 68-year-old mart is brought to the hospital due to 2 days of progressive shortness of breath and cough. He has a history of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and has had multiple recent exacerbations and several hospitalizations over the past year. During his last hospitalization, he had acute respiratoryfailure requiring endotracheal intubation. This prompted the patient to make a living will specifying that he does not want any resuscitative measures o ...